Hungarian composer and violinist Karl Goldmark was born on this day in 1830.
Largely self-taught as a composer, his signature works include the opera Die Königin von Saba, his Rustic Wedding Symphony - and his Violin Concerto No.1 in A Minor.
Interestingly, he served as Jean Sibelius’ violin teacher for a brief time.
NATHAN MILSTEIN | GOLDMARK VIOLIN CONCERTO | BRUNO WALTER & NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC | LIVE PERFORMANCE | 1942
Itzhak Perlman |CD|
Goldmark & Korngold: Violin Concertos
Andre Previn, Conductor
Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra
Release Date: October 25, 1990
Angel Records
